Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-11-05
cHAMsERLAlN,s HAsTY WORDS.
Fills illusions to the Proposed Com
merciaI Union,

Fills A1Iusions to the Proposed Com.
merciaI Union.
NEW YORK, Nov. AT the meeting Of
the chamber of commerce, Mr.. Thurbel
offered the following resolution on com
mercial union, which was adopted:
Whereas, The Rt. Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, the representative of the
government of Great Britain on the
fishery commission, in a speech delivered
before he left England, is reported to
have said as follows: THE arrangement
between the colonies and Great Britain
is essentially u temporary one. 1t can not
remain as 1t Is. Already you have in
Canada, the greatest of all colonies-an
agitation for what is called commercial
union with the United States. Com.
mercial union with the United States
means free trade between the two great
nations and a protective tariff against
the mother country. II Canada desires
that, Canada can have it, and
whereas, On q subsequent occasion
the right honorable gentleman further
said that commercial union with the
United States meant that Canada was to
give preference to every article of
manufacture from the United
States over the manufactures Of
Great Britain. If the people of
canada desired an arrangemenr of that
kind he did not doubt that they would
be able to secure it. He did not
think that ANYBODY in England would
prevent such an arrangement by force.
but he remarked that in that case all the
advantages of the slender tie that bound
Canada to England would disappear, so
far as England was concerned, and it
was not likely that the people Of Great
Britain would continue much longer to
sustain obligations and responsibilities of
a relationship, all the reciprocal benefits
OF which had been withdrawn; and
whereas, The foregoing expression of
opinion by an eminent public man, in a
high of.cIa, position, is an fmportant
contribution to the knowledge of the
members of this chamber, and as 1t is
supplemented with information from
Canada that a strong movement Is in
progress there favoring the closest possi-
BILE relations with the United States, 1t
would seem to be the duty of this cham
Der, without ally regsrd to political or
territorial consideration, to investigate
the position of a greatly enlarged extern
sion OF The commerce of this city and to
the northern half of this continent: and
whereas, 1t is most desirable that
the Canadian fishery question, which for
over a hundred years has threatened to
disturb the peaceful relations existing
between Great Britain and this COUNTRY
should be settled ON the broad and endur-
ing basis of a mutual interest, resulting
from an enlarged commercial relation
between Canada and the; United States:
therefore,
Resolved, That a committee Of Ave
members of this chamber be appointed
by the president to investigate the possi-
bility of a natural expansion of u
commerce in this direction by inviting
arguments for and against commercial
union with Canada, and documentary
evidence as to the extent and prospects
OF the trade between the two countries.
and to report to this chamber such rec
o~mmendation for its action as will enable
1t to contribute its influence. not only to
the early adjustment of the fishery cues.
tfon, but to aid In procuring such lecis-
lation as will promote the interests of
the of this country, should
such action be deemed desirable"
Mr., Erastus Wiman spoke in favor of
the resolution, and the following com
mittee was appointed. f. B. Thurber.
j, $, Schultz, j. G. Wallace. Gustav
Schwab and Edward pincke,